--- - hosts: testhost gather_facts: false tasks: - include_tasks: file: include_tasks.yml apply: tags: - foo tags: - always - assert: that: - include_tasks_result is defined tags: - always - include_role: name: include_role apply: tags: - foo tags: - always - assert: that: - include_role_result is defined tags: - always - include_role: name: include_role2 apply: tags: - foo tags: - not_specified_on_purpose - assert: that: - include_role2_result is undefined tags: - always